Mukul Rohatgi likely to return as India’s next Attorney General: Report

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is likely to return as the country’s next Attorney General (AG). He is credited with turning around many cases for his government and private clients with his persuasive skills. This will be Rohatgi’s second term as the AG. His first tenure was from June 2014 to June 2017. According to sources, the government, which was scouting for names to succeed the current AG, K K Venugopal, has zeroed in on Rohatgi for the constitutional office. Venugopal, who is on his third extension, had indicated to the…

Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone of 7 NH projects worth Rs 1128 Crore in Gwalior

Giving new impetus to the progress of Madhya Pradesh through better road connectivity, Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of  7 National Highway projects costing Rs 1,128 crore and total length of 222 km in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and all MPs-MLAs, today in Gwalior. Considering the geographical importance of Madhya Pradesh in connecting the network of highways, these projects implemented will facilitate movement, save fuel. Better…

India will not let anything undermine its commitments towards Green Transition: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri addressed the 25th Energy Technology Meet, organized by Centre for High Technology (CHT), under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG), Government of India, in association with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd in Mumbai today.  The Minister highlighted India’s progress in ensuring energy security to its citizens and outlined the Government’s plans to make the country’s energy mix more sustainable and environment friendly. Formerly known as the Refining and Petrochemicals Technology Meet, the Annual Energy Technology meet sees global…

Riot of colours on Kartavya Path as artistes from CBC captivate visitors

Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting  has begun to offer a bouquet of entertainment cum infotainment programmes with a mesmerizing blend of music, dance, street plays, skits and exhibitions for a whole month. The artistes of its Song & Drama Division (S&DD) are dazzling the visitors with their celebration of the inauguration of Kartavya Path and unveiling of the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The events, that take place on Step Plaza open-air stage can be attended free of cost by people of all ages after sunset everyday…

Ministry of Panchayati Raj organizes two days Smart Village Communities; Leaving No One Behind’ in Lucknow

To support the ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ vision at the third tier of Government i.e., Panchayats, by the means of technology, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has organized the two-day Smart Village Panchayat Conference on ‘Empowering Rural Communities; Leaving No One Behind’ in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The inaugural session of the national level conference today was led by Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Raj Singh, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath and Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil. In his…

Last mile connectivity crucial for the development of Telecom Sector – Shri Devusinh Chauhan

The Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the Telecom Sector in the country will witness more reforms in coming years and asserted that the industry too will have to do its bit and reciprocate by improving quality of service significantly. He was addressing the Annual Flagship Event 2022 of Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA), an apex industry body representing Digital Infrastructure providers industry in India, here yesterday. The Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan and other dignitaries were present…

Faculty and course members of 62nd NDC course call on the President

The faculty and course members of 62nd National Defence College Course, called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (September 15, 2022). Addressing the gathering, the President said that security is a term which we often use in our conversations. But it has wide ramifications. Its interpretation has expanded drastically in the past decades. What was limited to mere territorial integrity has now come to be seen in political and economic contexts also. Thus, the aim of the NDC course to study “strategic, economic, scientific, political and…

Arrival of Prime Minister in Samarkand to attend the SCO Summit

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan this evening, at the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). On arrival in Samarkand, Prime Minister was warmly received by H.E. Mr. Abdulla Aripov, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan. Several Ministers, Governor of the Samarkand region and other senior officials from the Government of Uzbekistan also welcomed the Prime Minister at the airport. Tomorrow morning, on 16 September 2022,…

AAP to hold national meet in Delhi to build immunity against BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to organise a national meeting in Delhi to boost resistance against the BJP’s alleged Operation Lotus. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to organise a national meeting in Delhi on Sunday to boost resistance against the alleged Operation Lotus launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to poach legislators from other parties. The Rashtriya Janpratinidhi Sammelan will be led by the party’s national convenor and Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal. The conference will bring together every single public representative of the…

Day after Sisodia’s challenge, CBI takes note of BJP’s sting on liquor scam:

A day after Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia challenged the BJP’s sting video linked to the alleged liquor scam, the CBI on Friday took note of the video, said sources. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday took note of the BJP’s purported sting video linked to the alleged liquor policy scam, sources told India Today. This comes a day after Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, an accused in the case, challenged the BJP to submit the sting to the CBI. On Thursday, the BJP showed the sting video at a…